2025 Bataan local elections

2025 Bataan local elections

May 12, 2025 (2025-05-12)
Gubernatorial election
 
IND
Candidate Joet Garcia Estrella Santos
Party PFP Independent
Running mate Cris Garcia None
Popular vote 388,011 49,428
Percentage 88.7% 11.3%

Governor before election

Joet Garcia
PFP

Elected Governor

Joet Garcia
PFP

Vice gubernatorial election
 
PFP
IND
Candidate Cris Garcia JV Coronel
Party PFP Independent
Popular vote 350,668 50,870
Percentage 87.33% 12.67%

Vice Governor before election

Cris Garcia
PFP

Elected Vice Governor

Cris Garcia
PFP

Provincial Board election

10 out of 14 seats in the Bataan Provincial Board
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party PFP National Unity Party Nacionalista
Last election Did not participate 25.21%, 3 seats 24.59%, 3 seats
Seats before 3 3 3
Seats won 5 3 2
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 461,097 312,638 156,842
Percentage 47.41% 32.14% 16.13%

  Fourth party
 
Party KANP
Last election Did not participate
Seats before 0
Seats won 0
Seat change
Popular vote 42,040
Percentage 4.32%

Local elections were held in Bataan on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Bataan voters elected a governor, a vice governor, and 10 out of 14 members of the Bataan Provincial Board.

Governor

Incumbent Joet Garcia (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a second term. Garcia was elected under PDP–Laban unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:[1][2]

No. Candidate Party
1
Joet Garcia (incumbent) Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2
Estrella Santos Independent

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Joet Garcia (incumbent)Partido Federal ng Pilipinas388,01188.70
Estrella SantosIndependent49,42811.30
Total437,439100.00

Vice governor

Incumbent Cris Garcia (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a third term. Garcia was re-elected under the National Unity Party with 87.19% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:[1][2]

No. Candidate Party
1
JV Coronel Independent
2
Cris Garcia (incumbent) Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Cris Garcia (incumbent)Independent350,66887.33
JV CoronelPartido Federal ng Pilipinas50,87012.67
Total401,538100.00

Provincial Board

The Bataan Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

Retiring and term-limited board members

The following board member is retiring:

The following board members are term-limited:

Overview

PartyVotes%Seats
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas461,09747.415
National Unity Party312,63832.143
Nacionalista Party156,84216.132
Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino42,0404.320
Ex officio seats3
Reserved seats1
Total972,617100.0014

1st provincial district

Bataan's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Bataan's 1st legislative district. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:[1]

No. Candidate Party
1
Maya Bongco Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino
2
Bong Galicia Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
3
Jomar Gaza (incumbent) Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
4
Mylene Serrano Nacionalista Party

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jomar Gaza (incumbent)Partido Federal ng Pilipinas77,73130.22
Mylene SerranoNacionalista Party71,37827.75
Bong GaliciaPartido Federal ng Pilipinas66,10625.70
Maya BongcoKatipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino42,04016.34
Total257,255100.00

2nd provincial district

Bataan's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Bataan's 2nd legislative district. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:[3]

No. Candidate Party
1
Vic Baluyot Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2
Iya Roque (incumbent) National Unity Party
3
Noel Valdecañas (incumbent) Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Iya Roque (incumbent)National Unity Party116,40536.47
Noel Valdecañas (incumbent)Partido Federal ng Pilipinas101,53831.81
Vic BaluyotPartido Federal ng Pilipinas101,27931.73
Total319,222100.00

3rd provincial district

Bataan's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Bataan's 3rd legislative district. Four board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:[4]

No. Candidate Party
1
Popoy del Rosario (incumbent) Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2
Harold Espeleta (incumbent) National Unity Party
3
Jorge Estanislao (incumbent) National Unity Party
4
Angel Sunga (incumbent) Nacionalista Party

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Popoy del Rosario (incumbent)Partido Federal ng Pilipinas109,17127.93
Angel Sunga (incumbent)National Unity Party99,28625.40
Jorge Estanislao (incumbent)National Unity Party96,94724.80
Harold Espeleta (incumbent)Nacionalista Party85,46421.87
Total390,868100.00

References

  1. ^ a b c "ABUCAY" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
  2. ^ a b c Esconde, Ernie (October 10, 2024). "2 Bataan candidates running unopposed". The Manila Times. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "CITY_OF_BALANGA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
  4. ^ "BAGAC" (PDF). Commission on Elections.